Elephantopus scaber has been used various ethnic groups in Indonesia and other countries as traditional medicine. Comprehensive study of the bioactivity E. is still limited, therefore this paper aims to explain relationship between use its bioactivity. The writing article based on a literature published online offline keywords scaber, bioactivities uses scaber. Ethnobotanically, tread wound, ne...

Elephantopus scaber is an ethnomedicinal plant used by the Zhuang people in Southwest China to treat headaches, colds, diarrhea, hepatitis, and bronchitis. A new δ -truxinate derivative, ethyl, methyl 3,4,3',4'-tetrahydroxy- δ -truxinate (1), was isolated from the ethyl acetate extract of the entire plant, along with 4 known compounds. The antioxidant activity of these 5 compounds was determine...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this paper is to investigate the activities of Malaysian local herbs (Clinacanthus nutans Lindau, Strobilanthes crispus, Murdannia bracteata, Elephantopus scaber Linn., Pereskia bleo, Pereskia grandifolia Haw., Vernonia amygdalina, and Swietenia macrophylla King) for anti-hypertensive and vasorelaxant activity. An infrared (IR) macro-fingerprinting technique consisting of ...

Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death worldwide. The development of drugs to target only one specific signaling pathway has limited therapeutic success. Developing chemotherapeutics to target multiple signaling pathways has emerged as a new prototype for cancer treatment. Deoxyelephantopin (DET) and isodeoxyelephantopin (IDET) are sesquiterpene lactone components of "Elephantopus scaber and ...

Elephantopus scaber is an herb widely used in folk remedies Vietnam, especially the treatment of liver disease. However, scientific studies evaluating activity and ability to treat disease a way are still very limited. This study evaluated antibacterial, antioxidant, acute toxicity hepatoprotective efficacy E. extracts. The extracts restricted growth 6 types bacteria, being particularly most ef...